Surname Mijović in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Mijović families are predominantly Croats (from Herceg Novi, Montenegro ), rarely Montenegrins (from Knin area ), and very rarely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Dubrovnik and in Serbia.

Prevalence

About 60 people with faimily name Mijović live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 10 percent.
They are located in 8 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 7 other places, mostly in Zagreb (20), Dubrovnik (<10), Pula (<10), Karlovac (<5), and in Velika Gorica (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Mijović (including: Mijovic , Miyovich and Milyovich ) is present in 30 countries worldwide.

Characteristic first names

Budimir Mijović, Emanuel Mijović, Branko Mijović, Slavica Mijović, Ivo Mijović, Davor Mijović, Vukman Mijović, Dragomir Mijović, Velimir Mijović, Dunja Mijović, Aleksandar Mijović, Sanja Mijović, Perica Mijović, Jelena Mijović, Srđan Mijović, Luka Mijović, Dragan Mijović, Marinko Mijović, Pavle Mijović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1925 in source Emigration Commission Zagreb.

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